How to cope with the disappointments and failures in pastoral ministry in light of Acts 18.

Jesus Christ is the preeminent gift of God.

The Apostle Paul grounds his exhortation to the Thessalonian Christians for hard work in their union with Christ.

We must look beyond ourselves to Him who is faithful, knowing with confidence that his Word will spread in spite of us.

The Kingdom of God arrived in the person of Jesus freeing his people from the bondage of the powers of darkness.

In the midst of difficult circumstances, remember who you are in Christ and remain steadfast in Him.

Central to the Apostle Paul's ministerial focus is encouraging other leaders in the church to above all minister to the saints.

Christians are sent out by Christ as stewards of the kingdom.

The Lord is sovereign and holy and cannot be manipulated, thereby extinguishing a syncretistic approach to worship.

There is a standard Christ-like shape effected by the Holy Spirit of the gospel ministry.

Peter's confession of Jesus' identity has enormous implications for Christian faith and practice.

For the Apostle Paul, what does it actually mean to preach the gospel?

The lavish grace that flows from Christ in and through us is what sustains and nourishes us even in moments of doubt and depression.

The Beatitudes present Jesus as the one who has come to bless.

Only Jesus himself can hold together a church that is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.

Jesus requests the restoration of the full display of his eternal glory for the redeemed to behold forevermore.

Christian liberty has everything to do with love because it has a direct relation to both God and to man.

Our calling helps us to understand our identity because we are those who, because of the Gospel, are kept in fellowship with Christ.

In the term “mystery,” Paul refers to wisdom, which is implicit in the Old Testament and revealed through the Spirit's work in the apostles.

Christ provides the pattern that we can anticipate being fulfilled in our pastoral ministry.